New Mexico Statutes
§ 44-2-4 — [Purpose of writ; judicial discretion not controlled.]
New Mexico § 44-2-4
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 44-2-4 (2026).
Text
It may be issued to any inferior tribunal, corporation, board or person, to compel the performance of an act which the law specially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust or station; but though it may require an inferior tribunal to exercise its judgment, or proceed to the discharge of any of its functions, it cannot control judicial discretion.
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Legislative History
Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 38; C.L. 1884, § 1993; C.L. 1897, § 2761; Code 1915, §
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-1-1
[Who may obtain writ.]§ 44-1-14
[Hearing.]§ 44-1-20
[Decision in other cases.]§ 44-1-22
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 44-2-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/44/44-2-4.